Angels just signed Zack Cozart - he was a free agent. 3 years, $38M.
Zack had a great year in 2017. His glove was always outstanding at SS, but in 2017 he posted career-best totals in BA (.297), OBP (.385), SLG (.548)
He's a career .250 hitter that justified his existence because of his defensive abilities, but the Angels are betting hard that last season's offensive numbers aren't an aberration. Since they already have Andrelton Simmons at short, the word is they intend to stick Cozart at 3rd base.
You can justify your existence as a sub-par hitter if you play great defense at shortstop. But at 3rd? Not really. Cozart will need to continue his offensive output from 2017 to make this a good signing for LA.
Zack had a great year in 2017. His glove was always outstanding at SS, but in 2017 he posted career-best totals in BA (.297), OBP (.385), SLG (.548)
He's a career .250 hitter that justified his existence because of his defensive abilities, but the Angels are betting hard that last season's offensive numbers aren't an aberration. Since they already have Andrelton Simmons at short, the word is they intend to stick Cozart at 3rd base.
You can justify your existence as a sub-par hitter if you play great defense at shortstop. But at 3rd? Not really. Cozart will need to continue his offensive output from 2017 to make this a good signing for LA.